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Lied Center Announces Season Preview Events,
On February 2nd, the Lied Center will announce a full lineup of in-person and virtual events for Spring 2021. Tickets go on sale to the public on February 9th, 2021 at 11am. Lied Center Executive Dire...
Jan 21, 2021
161 Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Wednesday in Lancaster County
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) reported 161 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lancaster County Wednesday bringing the community total to 25,697. The total number of deaths in ...
Jan 20, 2021
Stivrins & Sun preseason All-Big Ten, Huskers picked third by league coaches
Big Ten coaches believe Nebraska has a pretty good team this season. League coaches voted the Huskers third in the preseason poll, behind Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Badgers and Gophers both made the...
Jan 20, 2021
More Than 11,000 Sign Up For COVID-19 Vaccine, Demand Causing Technical Issues
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department's online COVID-19 vaccine registration form is experiencing technical difficulties due to an extremely high volume of users. Initial data shows that as o...
Jan 20, 2021
Nebraska Is The 2nd Least Stressed State
This is one of the 1st times I would say we should be a little bit jealous of Iowa. I know, I know, those are fighting words. But hear me out. And a survey of 12500 people, SMWS was able to figure out...
Jan 20, 2021
Murder Trial Delayed In Killings Of Two People In Lincoln
Trial has been delayed for a man charged with first-degree murder and other counts in the Lincoln home-invasion killings of two people in 2019. Trial for 30-year-old Rubin Thomas had been set to begin...
Jan 20, 2021
New Poll Finds Nebraskans Want Nonpartisan Redistricting
A new poll commissioned by the ACLU of Nebraska shows cross-party, statewide consensus that Nebraskans want the state's redistricting process to be transparent, nonpartisan and data driven. Results al...
Jan 20, 2021
Huskers go cold, Fall to Minnesota at home
Over a solid stretch of the past five games, Nebraska (7-5, 5-4 Big Ten) stayed fresh by controlling tempo. Tuesday afternoon saw the game get sped up at times, leading to a shorthanded group getting ...
Jan 19, 2021
COVID-19 Risk Dial Moves To Orange
The COVID-19 Risk Dial was lowered Tuesday by the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department from Red to Orange, or High Elevated risk for transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Health Director Pat Lopez...
Jan 19, 2021
LPD Officer Assaulted Late Sunday Night
Late Sunday evening LPD officers responded to reports of someone yelling and screaming in the 3200 block of Holdrege. When officers arrived, they heard a man screaming from inside an apartment and hea...
Jan 19, 2021